Infotype 0397: Information about Dependents 
Further information about reference family and persons, specifically about the employee's dependents, are entered in the Family Infotype: Information about Dependents (0397).
This infotype is an extension of Infotype 0021, through which it is viewed and updated.
Infotype 0021 contains general information about the employee's family. Specific data required by Brazilian law and business practice is collected in Infotype 0397.
Caution
Expected results and calculations will not be supplied if the following fields are not correctly completed when Master Data is entered in Infotype 0021:
Dependent with disability
Child allowance
Income tax
Educational allowance
Data stored in this infotype is used for calculating the employee's legal benefits deducted from the payroll, such as income tax, educational allowance, and child allowance.
The Dependent information infotype contains the following fields:
Date of expiration of the dependent's vaccination card.
The vaccination certificate must be submitted to the employer for the employee to be entitled to receive child allowance.
Indicator that records the existence of a dependent with disability. It entitles the employee to receive child allowance, as long as the dependent is examined by a medical expert at the National Institute of Social Security (INSS).
Indicates whether the dependent is eligible by law for child allowance.
Indicates whether the dependent is eligible by law for income tax deduction.
Indicates whether the dependent is a smoker. This information is used in the Benefits module for determining costs and contributions.
Indicates that the dependent is a student and, therefore, qualifies for certain benefits.
Indicates whether the dependent is eligible by law for an educational allowance.
This section indicates the dependent's level of education. The possible codes are defined in Customizing for Personnel Management under .
This section indicates the dependent's school grade. The possible grade indicators are defined in Customizing for Personnel Management under .
This section defines the type of course at the school attended by the dependent.
This section contains information about the schools attended by the dependents, together with the respective registration number in the Taxpayers' Roll (CGC, Cadastro Geral de Contribuintes).
The school indicators and data are defined in Customizing for Personnel Management under .